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Half Acre Project Affects Water Service, Parking

March 11, 2014 — Utility construction associated with the University of
Wyoming Half Acre Gymnasium addition and renovation project will take place
during spring break.

To accommodate new water service to the project, domestic
water service will be interrupted Sunday, March 16, at 7 a.m. and be restored
by 5 p.m. This will affect Half Acre Gymnasium, the Education Building,
McWhinnie Hall, and the historic portions of Agriculture and Engineering
Buildings.

To accommodate new chilled water utilities for the project,
campus chilled water service will be interrupted by mid-day Monday, March 17,
with restoration as early as possible Thursday, March 20. The service outage affects the entire campus.
UW Information Technology has been advised of the outage and is coordinating
backup facilities and equipment to maintain IT services, dependent upon chilled
water service.

Construction deliveries of over-length structural components
associated with the Half Acre renovation will affect portions of 15th Street,
Fraternity Row, and the parking lot east of the Wyoming Union March 13-March
17.

In the parking lot east of the Wyoming Union, including the
portion reserved for the day lot, overnight parking will be prohibited Thursday
evening, March 13, and again Sunday evening, March 16. Although the parking lot east of the Wyoming
Union will remain open to use on a limited basis and transit service will
continue normally, select areas of this lot will be closed to parking beginning
at 5 a.m. Friday, March 14, and extending through 5 p.m. Monday, March 17, as
necessitated by the ongoing construction activities. Please observe all posted
barricades, traffic control, construction signs and temporary flagging as
established to facilitate the construction deliveries.

“R” Permit parking on both the north and south sides of
Fraternity Row in the 12 spaces immediately east of the 15th Street
intersection will be prohibited from 7 a.m. Thursday, March 13, through 7 a.m.
Monday, March 17. Please observe all posted barricades and restricted parking
signage.

15th Street between Ivinson Street on the south and Willett
Drive on the north will be closed by UW police to all traffic except that
necessary for construction between 5-7 a.m. Friday, March 14, and again Monday,
March 17. Construction deliveries during that time may temporarily affect normal
traffic flow at Harney Street and 15th Street between Willett Drive and Harney
Street. However, closure of these access routes is not anticipated.

Observe all traffic controls as established by UW police, as
well as all posted barricades, construction signs and temporary flagging as
established to facilitate the construction deliveries. Contact Facilities
Planning at facilitiesplan@uwyo.edu or (307) 766-2250 with questions.